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One lane of M5 closed at Almondsbury

The incident is understood to have taken place shortly after 5pm and is affecting motorists heading northbound between junction 15 for Almondsbury.

Lane three of three is closed and it is understood that emergency services are on the scene.

it is not clear if anyone has been injured.

17:05

Cyclist sent ‘flying’ after hitting Clifton cycle lane pothole

A cyclist claims he was sent ‘flying’ after hitting a pothole in a cycle lane in Clifton.

Max Hemmings tweeted on Monday (June 19) after his crash showing the pothole in Queens Road and said he was lucky traffic was not moving at the time. The damaged road was reported to campaign group Better By Bike who said their contractors will fix the issue within ten days.

15:46Alex Wood

Travellers have moved on to a children's park

A large number of caravans have been set up on green space near a children’s park in Whitchurch.

The group of travellers were first reported on Wednesday (June 21) and a member of the public said they had “taken over” the children’s play park.

At least eight caravans have been seen on the green space at the junction of Norton Lane and the A37 near Whitchurch Cricket Club.

Prince Philip in hospital

Prince Phillip has been admitted to hospital as a ‘precautionary measure’ as he battles an infection ahead of the Queen’s speech today.

A statement released by Buckingham Palace read: “The Duke of Edinburgh was admitted to King Edward VII Hospital in London last night, as a precautionary measure, for treatment of an infection arising from a pre-existing condition.

“Prince Philip is in good spirits and is disappointed to be missing the State Opening of Parliament and Royal Ascot.”

10:55Natasha Davies

The reason why trains are late in the hot weather revealed

As soon as the sun comes out it seems chaos is caused on our trains.

The current heatwave is no exception, with severe weather-related delays on Monday to and from Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway stations.

The problem of delays and cancellations was made worse at Temple Meads when bitumen melted in the heat, moving the edge of the platform 11 meaning that trains could not use it without being scraped down the sides.

Roads latest

We have reports of heavy traffic on St Philips Causeway near the Avonmeads Retail Park.

08:45Natasha Davies

NHS to close Bristol IVF centre

Couples seeking IVF treatment to have a baby will have to travel to Cardiff when NHS bosses in Bristol close the clinic.

North Bristol NHS Trust has told couples it has “decided to discontinue the provision” at Southmead Hospital, and the clinic will close at the end of November.

The decision has been taken by NHS bosses because individual local GPsgroups that pay for the service have cut back on who is eligible for in vitro fertilisation treatment on the NHS, and how many ‘cycles’ they are eligible for.